Where does “gwe-rwydo” come from?

gwe-rwydo (Welsh) comes from Welsh rhwydo, from Welsh rhwyd, from Middle Welsh rwyt, from Proto-Brythonic rruɨd, from Latin rēte — net, snare, network.

gwe-rwydo (Welsh): to phish, to engage in phishing

Definitions

  1. to phish, to engage in phishing

Ancestry of “gwe-rwydo”, step by step

gwe-rwydo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh rhwydo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhwydoto net, to ensnare
2Welshrhwydnet
3Middle Welshrwytnet
4Proto-Brythonicrruɨdnet
5Latinrētenet, snare, network

via Welsh gwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgweweb, spiderweb; gauze; the Web
2Proto-Celticwegāweb, woven fabric
3Proto-Celticwegyetito weave, compose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Latin rēte →